Clunk & Popping sound

[Matt]

Am I safe to think since I can turn the wheel lock to lock and back without any noises, that it is not the rack that is making the noises?

That's probably a safe bet... try turning lock to lock while it's in drive and you're holding the brakes.

[Core XK]

How are the front diff bushings?

Make sure your subframe and skid plate bolts are all tight.

LOL My suspension skid was making a clunking for weeks and I had no idea WTF it was......

[pjmjr508]

That's probably a safe bet... try turning lock to lock while it's in drive and you're holding the brakes.

Glad to hear that, really didn't want to have to replace the rack as well.

[pjmjr508]

LOL My suspension skid was making a clunking for weeks and I had no idea WTF it was......

Don't think it is that but I will check while I am under it.

I went to bring it in the garage to get started & had to let out the air in the tires just to get it to clear after I took the spare off the roof.
The wife asked me "Is all the hassle really worth it? YES!!!!!!!!!!!! She just shook her head & went back in the house.
She is not to happy to have to bring me back & forth to work for the next week until it is back on road again.

[pjmjr508]

well got the yellow stuff pads on it all the way around along with resurfaced EBC rotors plus swaybars are removed and on the road around the end of jan. Still have the clunk sound drivers side front. I hear a knocking sound from time to time in the rear, but I feel that is poss the 2 1/2" spacers from matt I have on the rear springs.

So I will update this once I get closer to knowing the clunk sound is.

[07JeepXK]

I had no clunking from matts spacers I had installed in the rear

[pjmjr508]

I had no clunking from matts spacers I had installed in the rear

Mine in setup like this from the top down;
Spacer, Rubber Spring isolator, Spring, Rubber Spring isolator, Spacer. this is why I hear a noise from the back suspension

[Matt]

Thats how I had mine setup and didnt have any clunking. As long as you put the chamfered side away from the spring theres no reason it would make any noise.

[pjmjr508]

Thats how I had mine setup and didnt have any clunking. As long as you put the chamfered side away from the spring theres no reason it would make any noise.

Will have to take another look when light out & not pissing rain. If I remember right the tape side was down (away from the spring)

[07JeepXK]

That's the correct way to install them so your clunking in the rear is coming from something else. Those springs have the weight of the jeep on them so won't clunk if you have the rubber isolators above and below the spring